

In these situations, having your OS X Recovery Disk easily accessible on an external USB drive or SD card would be beneficial. This method will also not work if you had upgraded an old Mac to run on a newer version of OS X. But what how can you access this hidden partition if something goes wrong with your hard drive? You can always connect your computer online and initiate the OS X Internet Recovery feature, but realistically, you may not always have an internet connection. Mac users could no longer depend on physical recovery disks to help them fix any problems on their machines. Since OS X Mountain Lion, everything went digital and maintenance-minded. Part 2 How to Create an OS X Recovery Disk

Click the "Repair Disk" button to start fixing this button. To check the problem your Mac has, click the "Verify Disk" button.
